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grandmother [grandmothers] (mother of someone's parent) noun [UK: ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.r̩] | 外婆 /wàipó/noun 外祖母 /wàizǔmǔ/noun 奶奶 /nǎinai/noun 姥姥 /lǎolao/noun 祖母 /zǔmǔ/noun |
great-grandmother (mother of one's grandparent) noun [UK: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.r̩] | 曾祖母 /zēngzǔmǔ/noun |
great-great-grandmother (The mother of someone’s great-grandparent) noun [UK: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡreɪt ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡreɪt ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.r̩] | 高祖母 /gāozǔmǔ/noun |
maternal grandmother [maternal grandmothers] (The mother of one's mother) noun [UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.ə(r)] [US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.r̩] | 外婆 /wàipó/noun 外祖母 /wàizǔmǔ/noun |
paternal grandmother (one's father's mother) noun [UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.ə(r)] [US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.r̩] | 奶奶 /nǎinai/noun 祖母 /zǔmǔ/noun |